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Author: Enzo MatrixEnzo Matrix Date: Oct 20, 2007 13:41
"Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz.
And no... I'm not ashamed! :-D
--
Enzo
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
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Author: Mick the MercilessMick the Merciless Date: Oct 20, 2007 13:47
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:41:11 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
> "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz.
>
>
> And no... I'm not ashamed! :-D
Why should you be? It's possibly quite a nice album.
My listening choice this evening is 'Magic' and it is.
--
MTM.
"This ain't Rock and Roll, this is GENOCIDE."
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Author: Enzo MatrixEnzo Matrix Date: Oct 20, 2007 14:15
Mick the Merciless wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:41:11 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
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>> "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz.
>>
>>
>> And no... I'm not ashamed! :-D
>
> Why should you be? It's possibly quite a nice album.
It's a single. I've now moved on to a number of different versions of "Love
Potion Number Nine" (The Coaters, The Searchers, Lee Towers, Herb Alpert &
the Tijuana Brass and The Seamonkees)
> My listening choice this evening is 'Magic' and it is.
It's a good album in comparison to work by other artists. But it is nowhere
near Springsteen's best work. Springsteen has released three exceptional
albums in a row ("The Rising", "Devils & Dust" and "We Shall Overcome") This
one isn't quite up to the same standard.
I think the problem is that the E Street Band never actually got together.
All the members of The E Street Band seem to know what each other is
thinking and they tend to spark off each other. The band...
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Author: Mick the MercilessMick the Merciless Date: Oct 20, 2007 14:41
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:15:39 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
> It's a single. I've now moved on to a number of different versions of "Love
> Potion Number Nine" (The Coaters, The Searchers, Lee Towers, Herb Alpert &
> the Tijuana Brass and The Seamonkees)
Never much liked that song. The Searchers version was OK back then but
then back then I was a frightful Searchers fan. They did *nuthin* wrong.
Back then.
>> My listening choice this evening is 'Magic' and it is.
>
> It's a good album in comparison to work by other artists. But it is nowhere
> near Springsteen's best work. Springsteen has released three exceptional
> albums in a row ("The Rising", "Devils & Dust" and "We Shall Overcome") This
> one isn't quite up to the same standard.
I seem to have lost Devils and Dust momentarily. It's undoubtedly in the
same place as Highway 61, which I also cannot find. Be that as it may, I
can only agree that it's not as good as The Rising.
.
What would have been even better would be to have a warts-and-all
> recording as in the Seeger Sessions.
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Author: Enzo MatrixEnzo Matrix Date: Oct 20, 2007 14:56
Mick the Merciless wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:15:39 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
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>> What would have been even better would be to have a warts-and-all
>> recording as in the Seeger Sessions.
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> Agreed, again, with all of the above. It lacks the spark that *that*
> album has and the flaws show more and more with each listening. Nice
> songs though.
I'd love to hear the mythical "Electric Nebraska". The legend says that
what we got to hear on "Nebraska" were Spingsteen's demo tapes. The album
was recorded in the studio with the E Street Band but those tapes have been
deep-sixed - supposably.
>> So... good album, but not a classic. Better than "Born In The USA",
>> but not a patch on "Born To Run". I'd put it on a level with "Tunnel
>> of Love".
>
> Dunno about that. I'd have to listen to them all again. But not a
> patch on Born to Run.
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Author: Mick the MercilessMick the Merciless Date: Oct 21, 2007 02:34
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:56:30 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
> I'd love to hear the mythical "Electric Nebraska". The legend says that
> what we got to hear on "Nebraska" were Spingsteen's demo tapes. The album
> was recorded in the studio with the E Street Band but those tapes have been
> deep-sixed - supposably.
Which would be a shame. Whatever the reasons for choosing the set that got
released, the E Street tapes would have made a great release some time in
the future.
> Or "Darkness On The Edge Of Town".
I know you already think I'm a Philistine so I can hardly make things
worse, so I'll admit that no matter how hard I try, I can't get to like
that album very much. Or The River. I bought BTR when it first came out
and loved it. Bought 'Darkness' and 'The River' and pretty much decided
that Broos was a one album guy. And then (and I know you won't much like
this either) I heard 'Born in the USA' and the rest is history.
> I'm a bluff old traditionalist, so I would have to say that "Born To Run" is
> the best album. (However, deep in my iconoclastic heart, there is a still
> small voice that insists that "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" has been sadly
> overlooked.)
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Author: Seth HammondSeth Hammond Date: Oct 21, 2007 11:21
Have you boys tried pandora.com? I know it's been around awhile, but I just
recently discovered it. I think it's great.
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